Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alan James Hignett | ||
Date of birth | 1 November 1946 | ||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
Position(s) | Full back | ||
Youth career | |||
1962–1963 | Liverpool | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1963–1966 | Liverpool | 1 | (0) |
1966–1967 | Chester | 6 | (0) |
International career | |||
England Schoolboys | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alan Hignett (born 1 November 1946) is an English former professional footballer who played as a full back in The Football League with Liverpool and Chester.
Hignett progressed through the youth ranks with Liverpool, signing a professional contract in November 1963. [1] He also represented England Schoolboys during his early years at the club.
His solitary first-team appearance for the Reds came in the final league game of the 1964–65 season, helping Liverpool to a 3–1 First Division victory at Wolverhampton Wanderers. [1]
Hignett remained at Anfield the following season without adding to his appearance tally. In August 1966 he became the third Liverpool player – after John Bennett and John Sealey – to make a summer free transfer switch to Chester. [2] He made his debut on 10 September 1966 in a 3–0 defeat by Crewe Alexandra and played in six successive games in the number three shirt. The last of these was a 3–1 loss to Wrexham on 8 October 1966. [2]
This was to be his last professional appearance in England as Hignett moved to Australia and played football for several years in New South Wales. [3]
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